Fuji Apples

Fuji Apples....hmmmm "oishi!" (delicious)



We stopped by this vegetable and fruit market along side of route 4 (somewhere before Nanbu Town) to buy some apples, I don't know the name of this place though



Fuji apples for sale: one pack ranges to 120 to 130 yen or $1.20 to $1.30, 6pcs to 12pcs each pack (depending on their weight)



Fuji apples: 18 to 24pcs depending on their sizes/weight, price ranges to 350 to 600 yen ($3.50 to $6)

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Since we arrived here in Japan I've been enjoying the sweetness and crispiness of "fuji apples."
My kids love fuji apples; everyday my son always brings some slices of apple for his snack in school. He started to like apple when we got here, when we were in US he never even tasted it.

Last Saturday I bought 31 pcs of medium apples (3 packs of different sizes) for 400 yen or $4 from this market, an hour and a half drive from our place. We're supposed to look for strawberry picking place but ended up buying apples instead :-)

When we went to Tokyo this February I saw the price of their apples; it's a 100 yen ($1) a piece, now I feel lucky that at least we live in Aomori prefecture and found out our apples are cheaper but still I just have to bear the cold winter in here while enjoying eating apples :-)

According to wikipedia:

The Fuji apple is developed by growers at the Tohoku Research Station in Fujisaki, Aomori, Japan in the late 1930s and brought to market in 1962. It is a cross between two American apple varieties, the Red Delicious and old Virginia Ralls Genet (sometimes cited as "Rawls Jennet") apples. It is named after "FUJIsaki, Aomori Prefecture, but often thought to be named after Mt.Fuji<sup>.

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Remember, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."</sup>

Chestnuts

Oohhh I like chestnuts!! But I don't know how to cook them. I always remember the "Christmas Song" lyrics about chestnuts....."chestnuts roasting on an open fire, jackfrosts nipping on your nose, la la la la :-) :-) I think it's better if you roast the chestnuts on an open fire hahaha. The chestnuts here in Misawa are so cheap!! It's only 300 yen so it's like $3. I bought one bag and ended up boiling them, the taste is not as good as when they're are roasted, oh well as long as they're chestnuts I won't hesitate to eat them all, hmmmm yummy!!

Farmer's Market

• I always buy vegetables and fruits at the farmer's market right across the Veedol Plaza or the Super City Asahi or whatever they call it :-)

• Everything over there is so cheap and that's why I buy a lot of fruits for my kids. One time, my friend and I bought 4 pieces of big cabbage for just 100 yen (~$1) so we shared the cabbage I got 2 pcs and she got 2 too only for 50 yen (hahaha I know it's simple math just to make it clear) . Onions for 500yen for 18pcs. I think it's better if you shop with your friends so you can buy/share with them.

• The persimmon is not that cheap compared to California's and after a week the persimmon got a lot cheaper in Veedol plaza, 8pcs for 280 yen, maybe when they were selling these they're not in season yet.

Note:

1. First picture is persimmon fruits
2. Second Picture is apples
3. Third Picture is the Farmer's Market Place right across Veedol Plaza

Directions: Coming from POL gate only, I live off-base and I'm not familiar coming from the main gate.

1. From POL gate go straight and you will pass Lawson, Asahi Super Drug, make a right when you see Universe on the corner of the street. Universe is on the left.
2. Go straight, you will pass McDonald's.
3. You will see on your right side is the "Super City Asahi" sign.
4. Make a right on this stop light.
5. Parking lot is on your left and the Farmer's Market is on your left too. Across this parking lot is the Super City Asahi or Veedol Plaza.